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Our house is the second from the bottom house that borders the big grassy area with a white rooftop.
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Our little babushka
2007.09.25 06:28
What's up mom?
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I'm a happy baby!
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Look at my styling outfit!
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Opening her new presents.
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Thank you Fran!
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The shoes fit perfectly.
2007.09.29 11:45
Baby's helping out with the cleaning.
2007.09.29 18:14
Madeleine plays with her first helium balloon.
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2007.09.30 14:31
Madeleine's first birthday cake.
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Our neighbors Chris and Jonelle buy Madeleine a birthday gift
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Madeleine is great at tearing gift wrap already.
2007.10.07 09:23
Our neighbors' Eileen and Derek pretty patio with wisteria.
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Our own pretty wisteria.
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There's a fond spot in Nancy's heart for wisteria as she remember her sister, Frances, painting them very prettily while NAncy never did quite master the painting of wisteria.
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Madeleine looking for someone to pass the ball to.
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And, ready pass. Maybe she'll be a star at playing netball, one of New Zealand's popular girl sports.
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2007.10.08 11:40
Madeleine runs after her purple ball.
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2007.10.09 03:51
Madeleine's usual half asleep state in the morning when she bats her piggy around.
2007.10.13 08:34
Check out my cutie cherry outfit, even the shoes match.
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What this little one thinking?
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2007.10.13 08:41
Chasing the ducks.
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These kids play on the black sand beach in Kawhia.
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It looks like they're rolling in the mud.
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Bryan and Madeleine at the beach in Kawhia.
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Another gorgeous beach.
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With stunning views.
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Baby's looking quite dwarfed by the scenery.
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What a little cutie walking in the black sand.
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She really loved running around in the sand.
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Someone was leaving really little footprints.
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our family of footprints.
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Who's the prettiest little girl.
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The pretty beach went on for miles.
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Just breathtaking.
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2007.10.13 10:11
The ocean waves in Kawhia.
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A cool little jelly fish-like thing.
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More cool footprints from the jumping man.
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Our little one needs a nap after a short walk on the beach.
2007.10.14 09:05
See that little bit of lettuce on her lap. Madeleine got a hold of the bag of lettuce while I was driving.
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2007.10.14 15:57
Madeleine plays in her upside down house.
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2007.10.15 11:35
Madeleine learns to click her tongue.
2007.10.19 02:18
Our little big foot. They said the foot was 3.48 cm!
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Check out the strong legs.
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Baby #2 at about 20 weeks, what's that between the legs?!?
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Now that's a cute button nose!
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Another view of the cute baby.
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This baby looks like spiderman too.
2007.10.21 09:40
A naked girl does a little weeding.
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2007.10.21 09:40
Naked girl wanders in the backyard.
2007.10.21 09:42
Cutie pie in diapers in the backyard. We have this carpet here so that when she "walks" out the back door it doesn't hurt so much.
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2007.10.23 16:37
The munchichi shows us her dance moves.
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2007.10.23 16:37
Madeleine definitely knows how to say "no."
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2007.10.23 17:40
Madeleine learns how to go to the bathtub when we say it's time for her bath.
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2007.10.23 17:51
Madeleine's bathtime.
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Enjoying her favorite time of the day.
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Chilling out on her back in the tub.
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She's like a mermaid.
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What's that look for?
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Give it here mom!
2007.10.24 13:51
Madeleine's ready for her first sailing lesson.
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Time to feed the little ducks.
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Here's the whole family of ducks.
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2007.10.24 13:54
Feeding the ducks.
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There are the pukekos.
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Getting a fun ride on daddy's shoulders.
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2007.10.25 15:05
Naked baby gets chased by barking mom.
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2007.10.25 18:17
Madeleine laughs as she's chased by a "barking dog".
2007.10.27 11:13
On a weekend trip to Auckland we had dim sum and afterwards wandered over to this horse racing track.
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It gave Madeleine some practice walking up and down hill.
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It was a gorgeous day and felt great to be outside.
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2007.10.27 11:16
Running all the way down the hill.
2007.10.27 14:37
Getting settled on the Rydges hotel, our favorite place to stay in Auckland.
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M can find something to play with anywhere.
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The phone looks like fun.
2007.10.27 17:07
Hello, hello, could I please order some room service?
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2007.10.29 17:41
Naked baby acting crazy.
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She loves her bedtime stories.
2007.10.31 05:30
Happy halloween from the little dinosaury thing.
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Do I have to wear this hat thing?
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Hey, look at my lizard tongue.
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Yeah!
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2007.11.01 16:47
Here comes the tickle daddy.
2007.11.07 14:53
Fiona catches the purple ball while Madeleine takes some pointers.
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The art of sharing the purple ball.
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Hugs for the cousins.
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2007.11.08 09:33
Throwing the ball back and forth.
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2007.11.08 15:33
F & M in the tub.
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Bath time!
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Madeleine and Fiona have a great time bathing.
2007.11.10 10:08
Who invited you?!?
2007.11.11 16:15
Little Miss Sunshine
2007.11.13 10:02
It was a beautiful day for a hike to the top of Mt. Maunganui.
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2007.11.13 11:23
Heather and Fiona creep cautiously up to the waves.
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2007.11.13 11:54
Madeleine plays in the sand as Fiona goes flying by.
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Girls playing on the Mt. Maunganui beach.
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More play.
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On the beach.
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Collecting seashells.
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Two cuties pose behind a flower bush.
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Back in the tub to wash off the day's beach sand.
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2007.11.13 16:42
Madeleine in and out of her favorite chair.
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2007.11.13 22:01
The cutie clicks her tongue.
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2007.11.13 22:08
Rolling around with her chair.
2007.11.14 12:41
On the throne.
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2007.11.15 16:53
Fiona makes Madeleine laugh so hard she falls down.
2007.11.17 13:10
Fiona soup.
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We're at Hell's Gate thermal area in Rotorua.
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At the southern hemisphere's largest thermal hot water falls.
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Fiona poses on top of a carved Maori statue.
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Frying pan lake at Waimangu thermal area.
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Waimangu has very strong thermal activity.
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This is frying pan lake, which is at near boiling temperatures due to geothermal activity.
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The lake drains into a hot water stream.
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The stream has deposits of sulphur and other elements.
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This pool is a brilliant turquoise from suspended particulate matter. Every few days it is subject to an upwelling from hot water springs below.
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We were lucky to be here just a day or two after an upwelling, which is the only time that the pool isn't a murky grey.
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This is Lake Tarawera, created by a large volcanic eruption in the late 1800's.
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It was a hot and sunny day.
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2007.11.18 10:36
A prehistoric pan around at Waimangu
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A black swan on Lake Tarawera.
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Mounta Tarawera is in the distance. Its eruption in 1886 destroyed all living things for many miles, and resulted in this beautiful landscape.
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A mini geyser along the hiking path on the way to Lake Tarawera.
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Naughty Madeleine!
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We have to keep the W.C. door closed now.
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Who's responsible for this mess!??
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Oh ... of course!
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2007.11.23 05:27
The girls are playing in the playtent.
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2007.11.23 05:28
More playtent play - Fiona is making Madeleine laugh hysterically again.
2007.11.24 11:06
Madeleine's first minigolf game
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2007.11.24 11:38
Fiona shows off her putting skills on the mini golf course.
2007.11.24 14:51
Having a little rest in one of mommy's pots.
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Madeleine LOVES playing in the kitchen.
2007.11.25 10:02
Near the bottom of Mount Tuahara, a strenuous 3 hour hike (up and back).
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This was a very difficult hike and on top of that we each had to carry a child up. Madeleine was pretty relaxed.
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At one point on the way up we walked through a narrow crevice.
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Finally - we made it to the top! And Heather had to carry 27 lb Fiona the whole way, but she never complained!
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Another beautiful day.
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Mount Tuahara is over 3000 ft high and we hiked from the bottom to the top.
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The ground is pretty far down there.
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That's Mount Ruapehu and Mount Tongariro in the distance beyond Lake Taupo.
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OK one last phot and then we're on our way back down.
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Back down through the crevice.
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Madeleine fell asleep on the way down. Must be nice!
2007.11.25 13:07
We've left the steep, rocky, wooded part of the hike and are back out on the open path - almost at the bottom now.
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The peak on the right is what we hiked up. Doesn't look so high from this angle but really, it was TOUGH.
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Before we left Lake Taupo we took a dip in the cold clear waters of the lake.
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